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An engaging blog on the science, policy and enjoyment of freshwater life

A online cabinet of freshwater curiosities

Introducing the BioFresh platform – a new community information resource

We offer a collection of resources and tools to support better science, policy and management of freshwater life. Whether you are a scientist, a policy maker, consultant, educator, activist or simply an interested citizen you are sure to find something on the platform that will enhance your work and impact or feed your curiosity. This may be a database, a species distribution map, a thoughtful article, an online training manual or an idea prompted by engaging with this knowledge product. Take a few moments to explore the platform and find what is useful to you.

This is a dynamic platform. If you have data, maps or other information to contribute please get in touch. If there is something important missing let us know at freshwaterbiodiversity@igb-berlin.de. We will be adding new content so please bookmark the site and visit again.

A quick guide to the platform

If you’re looking for occurrence data, distribution information, or species data check out the BioFresh Data Portal.

If you’re interested in the big research questions for freshwater biodiversity, a guide to the key journals and papers in the field, or are wondering which models to use for your own work, then you should visit the Research, Policy, Education & Media Resources.

Curious freshwater life

Thought you knew about the animals and plants that live in our rivers and lakes? Do you know about scuba-diving spiders? Or intergalactic amphibians with superhero defence mechanisms? How about carnivorous plants? Or a tiny seal that lives landlocked in the world’s oldest and deepest lake, hundreds of miles from the sea.

HOW TO CONTRIBUTE

Scientists for freshwater life

The BioFresh platform is an information infrastructure for freshwater biodiversity. It allows scientists, conservation and ecosystem managers, policy makers and the interested public to access all available data describing the distribution, status and trends of global freshwater biodiversity to further assure healthy freshwaters and the crucial services they provide.

BioFresh is constantly searching for freshwater biodiversity data. We invite scientists, students and other interested persons from all over the world to contribute to. Increase the visibility of your data and research by publishing them on the BioFresh information platform.

Funded by the European Union

The project aims to build a global information platform for scientists and ecosystem managers with access to all available databases describing the distribution, status and trends of global freshwater biodiversity.